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Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2025
Akira Ransomware bypasses MFA on SonicWall VPNs

Akira ransomware is targeting SonicWall SSL VPNs, bypassing OTP MFA on accounts, likely using stolen OTP seeds. Since July 2025, Akira ransomware has exploited SonicWall SSL VPNs, likely using credentials obtained from the exploitation of the CVE-2024-40766 vulnerability, bypassing OTP MFA. Attacks spread quickly across sectors, with rapid post-login activity and short dwell times, making […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2025
Dutch teens arrested for spying on behalf of pro-Russian hackers

Dutch police arrested two 17-year-olds for spying for pro-Russian hackers; one jailed, the other placed on home bail. Dutch police arrested two 17-year-olds suspected of spying for pro-Russian hackers. One of the suspects remains in custody, while the other is released on home bail. According the NL times, the arrests followed a tip from Dutch […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2025
Cyberattack on Co-op leaves shelves empty, data stolen, and $275M in lost revenue

The cyberattack on UK retailer Co-op in April caused empty shelves, customer data theft, and a $275M revenue loss. In May, the cybercrime group behind the April Co-op cyberattack, who go online with the name DragonForce, told the BBC that they had stolen data from the British retail and provided proof of the data breach. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 64

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Brewing Trouble — Dissecting a macOS Malware Campaign   Large-Scale Attack Targeting Macs via GitHub Pages Impersonating Companies to Attempt to Deliver Stealer Malware Prompts as Code & Embedded Keys | The Hunt for LLM-Enabled […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 543 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Ohio’s Union County suffers ransomware attack impacting 45,000 people ForcedLeak flaw in Salesforce Agentforce exposes CRM […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2025
ForcedLeak flaw in Salesforce Agentforce exposes CRM data via Prompt Injection

Researchers disclosed a critical flaw, named ForcedLeak, in Salesforce Agentforce that enables indirect prompt injection, risking CRM data exposure. Noma Labs researchers discovered a critical vulnerability, named ForcedLeak (CVSS 9.4), in Salesforce Agentforce that could be exploited by attackers to exfiltrate sensitive CRM data through an indirect prompt injection attack. The vulnerability only impacts organizations […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2025
Microsoft uncovers new variant of XCSSET macOS malware in targeted attacks

Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers found a new XCSSET macOS malware variant used in limited attacks. Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers have discovered a new version of the macOS malware XCSSET that has been employed in limited attacks. Trend Micro first spotted the malware in 2020 when it was spreading through Xcode projects and exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2025
Hackers exploit Fortra GoAnywhere flaw before public alert

watchTowr Labs says hackers exploited the Fortra GoAnywhere MFT flaw CVE-2025-10035 on Sept 10, 2025, a week before public disclosure. Cybersecurity firm watchTowr Labs revealed that it has ‘credible evidence’ that the critical Fortra GoAnywhere MFT flaw CVE-2025-10035 was actively exploited in attacks in the wild as early as September 10, 2025, a week before […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2025
UK NCSC warns that attackers exploited Cisco firewall zero-days to deploy RayInitiator and LINE VIPER malware

UK NCSC warns that threat actors exploited Cisco firewall zero-days to deploy new malware strains RayInitiator and LINE VIPER. The U.K. NCSC reported that threat actors exploited recently disclosed Cisco firewall flaws (CVE-2025-20362, CVE-2025-20333) in zero-day attacks to deploy novel malware families, RayInitiator and LINE VIPER. These malware mark a major evolution from earlier campaigns, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2025
Google warns of Brickstorm backdoor targeting U.S. legal and tech sectors

China-linked actors used Brickstorm malware to spy on U.S. tech and legal firms, stealing data undetected for over a year, Google warns. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) observed the use of the Go-based backdoor BRICKSTORM to maintain persistence in U.S. organizations since March 2025. Targets include legal, Software as a Service (SaaS) providers, Business Process Outsourcers […]